Synonyms for unpitying
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
ruthless, merciless, remorseless, pitiless, unmerciful, cruel, savage, relentless, unfeeling, uncompassionate, spiteful, inhuman, unkind, unrelenting, implacable, inexorable, barbarous, inclement dated, dispiteous formal dated, unpitiful dated, bowelless dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not feeling or showing pity.
Example sentences
- ruthless The gang is lead by a ruthless criminal called Tom.
- merciless The Vandals were known for their merciless brutality.
- remorseless Bruno reacted in a very remorseless way.
- pitiless The revenge will be pitiless.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unpitying | rising | |
| ruthless | rising | |
| merciless | rising | |
| remorseless | rising | |
| pitiless | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- cruel2
- 6 letters
- savage2, unkind2
- 7 letters
- inhuman3
- 8 letters
- ruthless2, spiteful2, pitiless3
- 9 letters
- merciless3, inclement3, barbarous3, unfeeling3, unpitiful, bowelless
- 10 letters
- relentless3, implacable4, inexorable5, unmerciful4, dispiteous
- 11 letters
- unrelenting4, remorseless3
- 15 letters
- uncompassionate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cruel2 = 2 syllables).